Table 2.
Available literature on the subject of the study
| Author | Number of all the patients/children | Age of patients (range, years) | Histopathological type of craniopharyngioma (aCP/pCP) | Median (or mean) Ki67 value (range) in primary tumours (%) | Was Ki67 considered a prognostic factor of CP recurrence? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kim [11] | 36/36 | 1–15 | aCP | 4.6 (1.1–13.5) | No |
| Izumoto [14] | 43/NI | 3–78 | aCP/pCP | * | Yes |
| Losa [15] | 47/16 | 6–78 | aCP/pCP | 8.6 (4.4–14) | No |
| Agozzino [16] | 37/7 | 4 to > 40 | aCP/pCP | 22.12 (9–38.6) | No |
| Dickey [17] | 40/NI | NI | aCP/pCP | NI (1.9–37) | No |
| Yalcin [18] | 47/15 | 4–74 | aCP/pCP | 1.68 (0–12) | No |
| Raghavan [19] | 37/15 | 3.7–59 | aCP/pCP | 7.8 (0.1–34.6) | No |
| Nishi [20] | 17/13 | 5–46 | aCP | 10.84 (0.4–32.5) | Yes |
| Duo [21] | 37/17 | 4–72 | aCP/pCP | 18 (1–49) | No |
| Guadagno [38] | 41/7 | 2–77 | aCP/pCP | 6 (1–25) | Yes |
| Authors | 84/84** | 0.08–18 | aCP | 3 (0–20) | No |
NI no information
*8% in patients with regrowth and 3.9% in patients without regrowth (no data about range of values)
**Age < 21.8 years